old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
good-quality; superior in quality
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
feigned tears; crocodile tears
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
chain mail (armor, armour)
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
dumpling store; dumpling seller
cuisine with fresh seafoods
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
to focus on; to bring into focus
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP